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Our Homemade Apple Cobbler recipe starts with tart apples and a simple, buttery topping. Everyone raves about this dessert and begs for the recipe! Don’t forget to add a scoop of vanilla on top. 🙂
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Quick question.
Is it too soon to start with the fall inspired apple recipes?
I mean, I love summer just as much as the next guy, but I made the mistake of searching Pinterest for fall decorations and, well, here we are with this easy apple cobbler recipe.
I’m pretty sure that once you get a taste of our homemade apple cobbler, you’ll agree that this is an all year long dessert!
The tender apples are bursting with cinnamon, the crisp buttery topping begs you to pick off little bits every time you walk by, and the way a cold scoop of vanilla melts into the warm cobbler makes me cry actual tears of happiness.
If you’re not sobbing in joy when you eat dessert, are you even living?
This recipe for apple cobbler is a major family favorite, and a definite contender against the fan fav fresh apple cake!
Another apple favorite is our Snicker’s Apple Salad. It seriously can’t be beat!
Next up you’ll find me in the kitchen making our apple butter. I love this time of year.
Ingredient Notes:
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Apple Filling – Tart apples work best for this cobbler, and I use Granny Smith. You can use whichever variety you prefer! They’ll get mixed up with cinnamon and sugar. You may need to adjust the amount of sugar you are using if the apples are sweeter.
Topping – Basic ingredients like flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and eggs get stirred together and then and a generous amount of melted butter gets drizzled over the top. Couldn’t be simpler.
What Readers are Saying!
“Perfect apple cobbler. My guests loved everything about this. Served with vanilla ice cream. yummy!” – Terry
How to Make Our Apple Cobbler Recipe:
Apples: This recipe for apple cobbler starts with Granny Smith apples. They’re nice and tart which keeps this apple cobbler from getting too sweet.
Peel and slice your apples and then toss them in some sugar and cinnamon. I’m using a 1/2 cup of sugar, but I recommend tasting your apples before you add the sugar. You can absolutely reduce or increase it based on how sweet/tart your apples are. And keep in mind that the topping is sweet too, so don’t overdo the sugar. 🙂
Add your apples to a 9×13 baking dish and then you’ll make the easy apple cobbler topping in the next step!
Topping: This simple apple cobbler topping is made with just flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and eggs. You’ll stir everything together until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Pour the topping over the apples – it’s a lot of topping because I believe the topping is the best part. 😉
Butter – Next, you’ll drizzle melted butter over the top of everything. Butter makes this nice and rich and allows the topping to bake up crispy, crunchy, and golden brown.
Bake: It’ll only take about 45 minutes to an hour to bake – you want the cobbler topping to be golden brown.
I let this cool for about 10 minutes before scooping out a big portion and topping it off with some vanilla ice cream!
A drizzle of caramel sauce certainly won’t hurt things either.
FAQ’s:
You’ll want a tart, crisp variety that holds up well to baking, such as Granny Smith or Honey Crisp. You can adjust the sugar to account for sweeter or more tart apples quite easily.
According to the USDA, fruit pies and cobblers can stay out at room temperature for up to 2 days. That said, we think the cobbler lasts longer and tastes fresher if it’s been refrigerated. It’s easy to warm in the microwave before serving.
Leaving the peel on will add some texture to the apple cobbler, so feel free to leave it if you like that We prefer apples to be peeled in fruit desserts.
Difference between Apple Cobbler and Apple Crisp:
Apple cobbler and apple crisp are two fall favorites, ranking right up there alongside homemade apple pie!
The difference in apple cobbler and apple crisp all comes down to the topping.
Our apple cobbler recipe has more of a biscuit consistency, made with flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, and melted butter. It is a crumbly mixture when it goes in the oven, but it comes out as a more uniform topping.
Our apple crisp recipe (a must try!) is made with cinnamon sugar apples topped off with a sweet, crumbly oat mixture.
Both are a delicious way to enjoy the fall season.
Our apple crumble is another huge favorite!
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Apple Cobbler
Ingredients
For the apple filling
- 8 large Granny Smith apples
- 1/2 cup sugar to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the topping
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Peel and slice the apples into 1/4 inch thick slices.
- Add the apples to a large mixing bowl and toss with the 1/2 cup of sugar and cinnamon. Taste and add more sugar as needed if apples are very tart.
- Pour apples into a 9×13 baking dish and set aside.
- Stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and eggs in a medium mixing bowl until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour the crumbs over the apples to cover.
- Drizzle the melted butter evenly over the crumb mixture.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes or until the topping is golden brown.
- Cool 10 minutes before serving.
Darlene McWilson says
I love this recipe so much I make it every thanksgiving for my family just pop one in the oven!!!
Karly says
So glad you enjoy the recipe! Happy Thanksgiving!
Linda Hodor says
Mine came out awful. Maybe the apples?! All hard crust that was not tasty.
E@rly says
I appreciate that you arrange the ingredients in categories so there’s no confusion. I will try this recipe tomorrow.
Karly says
Hope you love the recipe! 🙂
Sofia says
I’m very impressed with this cobbler! I wasn’t expecting such a beautiful result from such a simple and quick recipe. Awesome texture. I added a pinch of ginger and allspice to the filling.
Karly says
Thanks, Sofia! The ginger sounds like a great addition.
N Tripp says
I didn’t peel. I added cup of sugar extra cinnamon some nutmeg. I melted two sticks of butter (1cup)…. My oh my….the best.
Karly says
Sounds delicious!
Mabel says
Just finished making it and the family love it!!!
I only used 1 1/2 cup of sugar for the crumb and it’s still a bit sweet for me. I’ll use a cup of sugar next time instead.
Carol Johnston says
I was wondering if I can use a different kind of apple? I have a lot of bags of red apples. We get food boxes every month/ sometimes twice a month. So I have a lot of apples for grandkids.
Karly says
Some apples are better for baking than others, but any good baking apple would work fine here. Just adjust the sugar if you’re using sweeter apples.
Lisa says
TOO SWEET !!!!!! UGH…….. YUCK
2 1/2 CUPS SUGAR…… I should have known better. AND……it says maybe add more sugar if not sweet enough……AND drizzle with caramel sauce. YUCK..YUCK…YUCK
Barbie says
What is says is ” watch not to add too much sugar. To taste the apples first then put what you desire. It also states to remember that there is sugar in the crust as well. Sooo add to your preference. Try reading the instructions I did and I used less sugar. It was perfect. Making this recipe in June when family comes to visit.
Karly says
So glad you enjoyed the recipe, Barbie!
Patricia Scott says
anyone who bakes should know that U add sugar to TASTE !!!!
made this for Apple Cobbler Very good
Lindabell says
Thank you for your comment. Making this today but adjusting sugar as to taste!
Leslie Silber says
I love this recipe. So easy to make.
Betsy says
This is the recipe I’ve been looking for. I loved the crumb topping. To me, it’s between a cobbler and a crisp. Not too crumbly and not too cakey. As much as I love the topping, I used less topping because I wanted it to be more about the apples. I used a little less sugar and it was enough. I had honey crisp apples on hand and they were delicious.
Karly says
Thanks, Betsy!
Gitanjali says
It was too sweet for me. Next time will cut the sugar in half. Also will cover it while baking as the topping was too crunchy. Just personal preferences. But overall simple and yummy.
Brooke says
Do you use salted or unsalted butter?
Karly says
We use salted butter.
Nicole S says
This recipe was absolutely fantastic!
I have a 5 year old pie lover in the house! Do you happen to have a blueberry cobbler recipe as well? Or how we can alter this or another with blueberries? Thank you so much- from a very happy cobbler lover ?
Karly says
Hi Nicole! I don’t have one on the site, but if you want to use this same topping I’d mix together around 8 cups of blueberries with 1/4 cup flour, a little lemon juice, and 1/2-3/4 cup of sugar and then proceed with the topping and bake. 🙂
Terry says
Perfect apple cobbler. My guests loved everything about this. Served with vanilla ice cream. yummy!
Karly says
Love to hear that! 🙂
Michelle Justice says
I made this Apple cobbler and my husband &son love it.